cárcava
[ˈkaɾkaβ̞a]
The verdict
“cárcava” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fosa, poza o sumidero producido por una avenida de aguas.
Corpus desk
Index ES-carcava · cárcava · Spanish
cárcava · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cárcava |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈkaɾkaβ̞a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “cárcava” en español
Rare enough to double-check
cárcava is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈkaɾkaβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
cárcava doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is cárcava, spelled C-Á-R-C-A-V-A.
Definition
- 1Fosa, poza o sumidero producido por una avenida de aguas.
- 2Zanja o foso.
- 3Hoya para enterrar a un muerto.
- 4Nombre común para definir una alcantarilla.
- 5Surcos profundos producidos en un suelo con pendiente a causa de las avenidas del agua de las lluvias en terrenos blandos y poco consistentes.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cárcava appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Llanos sabía que tarde o temprano los restos de Prat y Serrano acabarían en el fondo de la cárcava, tal como ocurrió tempranamente con el cadáver de un marino de la Esmeralda.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.